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Eastwood slams Badenoch using Bloody Sunday footage in promo video
SDLP MP Colum Eastwood calls Kemi Badenoch's use of Bloody Sunday footage in a promotional video praising former soldiers 'disgusting' and an insult to those killed in Derry in 1972, and says she has questions to answer.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Badenoch promotional video using Bloody Sunday footage Original release: Eastwood slams Badenoch using Bloody Sunday footage in promo video (opens in a new tab)
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Minister Nesbitt highlights critical role of primary care elective services
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt praises primary care elective services after a visit to Glengormley Practice, citing £2.9million funding, over 1,450 GP vasectomies and around 3,000 gynaecology procedures. He says the model is cutting hospital waiting lists and looks forward to more elective pathways…
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Budget impasse a scandal which risks real term cuts to public services
UUP Finance Spokesperson Steve Aiken condemns the lack of an agreed Executive budget, saying departments face real-terms cuts under interim spending limits and health services, including staff pay awards and waiting list progress, are suffering.
Public finance and taxation Health Issue: Executive failure to pass multi-year budget Original release: Budget impasse a scandal which risks real term cuts to public services (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll Welcomes Springhill Inquest Verdict
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll welcomes the Springhill inquest findings, saying the coroner has confirmed the victims were unlawfully killed by British soldiers who gave no warnings before firing. He calls for those responsible to be brought to justice.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Springhill and Westrock 1972 inquest verdict Original release: Carroll Welcomes Springhill Inquest Verdict (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald commends Springhill/Westrock families on their steadfast pursuit of truth
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald commends the Springhill/Westrock families for their long pursuit of truth and says the inquest confirmed British army soldiers deliberately killed unarmed civilians on 9 July 1972, followed by an effort to conceal it. She calls for a rights-based legacy process…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Springhill and Westrock 1972 inquest verdict Original release: Mary Lou McDonald commends Springhill/Westrock families on their steadfast pursuit of truth (opens in a new tab)
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Springhill/Westrock families’ tenacity has secured truth – Maskey
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey welcomes the inquest verdict into the 1972 killings in Springhill and Westrock, saying British soldiers deliberately targeted and killed five people who posed no threat. He accuses the British army of a subsequent cover-up and calls for a legacy process that is…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Springhill and Westrock 1972 inquest verdict Original release: Springhill/Westrock families’ tenacity has secured truth – Maskey (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin supports the right of all Irish citizens to vote for the Irish President – Seán Crowe TD
Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe backs extending the presidential vote to Irish citizens abroad and in the North, regardless of residence, and says a Peadar Tóibín bill debated in the Dáil is a narrower but important first step.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Peadar Tóibín presidential franchise bill Dáil debate Original release: Sinn Féin supports the right of all Irish citizens to vote for the Irish President – Seán Crowe TD (opens in a new tab)
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There must be no more delays to delivering a mother and baby unit – McGuigan
SF MLA Philip McGuigan, chair of the Health Committee, welcomes progress on a perinatal mental health unit for mothers and babies in Belfast following a Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announcement. He says interim support has not been agreed and urges the minister to avoid further delays, secure…
Health Disability and equality Issue: Health Minister Nesbitt announcement on Belfast mother and baby unit Original release: There must be no more delays to delivering a mother and baby unit – McGuigan (opens in a new tab)
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Sheerin welcomes Finance Minister’s commitment to Jade’s Law
Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin welcomes Finance Minister John O'Dowd's announcement that he will introduce Jade's Law, which would automatically suspend parental responsibility for a parent convicted of killing the other parent. She also points to Sinn Féin TDs backing Valerie's Law in the south.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Finance Minister announces introduction of Jade's Law Original release: Sheerin welcomes Finance Minister’s commitment to Jade’s Law (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Executive must deal with wildfire causes
SDLP South Down MLA Colin McGrath urges the Executive to address the root causes of wildfires after recent fires in the Mournes and elsewhere, saying previous plans lacked funding or were never implemented and calling an end to the repeated cycle.
Environment and climate Issue: Recent wildfires in the Mourne Mountains and other parts of the North Original release: McGrath: Executive must deal with wildfire causes (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP calls on UK and Irish Governments to initiate urgent talks on Stormont reform
SDLP leader Claire Hanna MP says she has written to the UK Prime Minister and Taoiseach urging them to start formal cross-party talks on Stormont institutional reform, aiming to agree a focused package before the May 2027 Assembly election.
Constitutional affairs Original release: SDLP calls on UK and Irish Governments to initiate urgent talks on Stormont reform (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP welcomes Springhill Inquest findings
SDLP welcomes inquest findings that the killing of five civilians in Springhill was unlawful, and calls on the British Government to remove the unlawful disclosure regime in the Troubles Act and bring forward a victim-centred Legacy Bill compliant with international law. SDLP West Belfast…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Springhill and Westrock 1972 inquest verdict Original release: SDLP welcomes Springhill Inquest findings (opens in a new tab)
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Beattie hits out at Justice Minister over policing funding crisis
UUP Justice spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA hits back at Justice Minister Naomi Long after her Nolan Show appearance, saying the PSNI is underfunded and blaming the Justice Department and Alliance for failing to fight for policing funding.
Justice and policing Public finance and taxation Issue: Justice Minister Naomi Long's Nolan Show comments on policing funding Original release: Beattie hits out at Justice Minister over policing funding crisis (opens in a new tab)
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Progress on Regional Mother and Baby Unit welcome but lack of interim measure disappointing, says McAllister
Alliance health spokesperson Nuala McAllister MLA welcomes confirmation that the new Regional Mother and Baby Unit will be located at Belfast City Hospital, but says it is disappointing that no interim provision will be in place before the facility opens.
Health Issue: Health Minister Nesbitt announcement on Belfast mother and baby unit Original release: Progress on Regional Mother and Baby Unit welcome but lack of interim measure disappointing, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Delay in appointment of Climate Commissioner inexcusable, says Bradshaw
Alliance's Paula Bradshaw MLA says the continued vacancy of the Climate Commissioner post, which legislation requires, is inexcusable, and accuses the DUP of deliberately stalling the appointment despite regulations being in place for over a year. She argues a commissioner would help deliver…
Environment and climate Economy and employment Original release: Delay in appointment of Climate Commissioner inexcusable, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Not just Provo tactics but Provo hardware deployed in police station bomb
TUV deputy leader Ron McDowell says reports that a Dunmurry police station bomb used Provisional IRA explosives raise troubling questions about decommissioning, and calls on O'Neill and Republicans who celebrate the IRA to account for this.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Explosion outside Dunmurry police station Original release: Not just Provo tactics but Provo hardware deployed in police station bomb (opens in a new tab)
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‘Springhill/Westrock massacre families have been inspirational’ – Reilly
Sinn Féin MLA Aisling Reilly sends best wishes to the families of the Springhill/Westrock victims ahead of the inquest verdict due tomorrow, praising their 54-year campaign for truth and justice.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Springhill Massacre inquest verdict date announcement Original release: ‘Springhill/Westrock massacre families have been inspirational’ – Reilly (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionist Party welcomes landmark public health reform as Tobacco and Vapes Act becomes law
UUP MP Robin Swann and Health Spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA welcome Royal Assent for the Tobacco and Vapes Act, calling it a landmark for public health in Northern Ireland. Chambers says smoking causes over 2,000 deaths a year locally and credits the Assembly's Legislative Consent Motion request.
Health Issue: Tobacco and Vapes Act receives Royal Assent Original release: Ulster Unionist Party welcomes landmark public health reform as Tobacco and Vapes Act becomes law (opens in a new tab)
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Lyons heralds historic day for Deaf community
DUP Communities Minister Gordon Lyons says the passage of Northern Ireland’s inaugural Sign Language Bill is a historic day for Deaf people, welcoming the new law that recognises British and Irish Sign Language and imposes duties on public bodies to improve accessibility.
Disability and equality Issue: Assembly passage of Sign Language Bill Original release: Lyons heralds historic day for Deaf community (opens in a new tab)
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Assembly passes ‘transformative’ Sign Language Bill – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew welcomes the Assembly’s passage of the Sign Language Bill, saying it gives legal recognition to Irish and British Sign Language and places a duty on bodies to provide accessible services for deaf and deaf‑blind people.
Disability and equality Issue: Assembly passage of Sign Language Bill Original release: Assembly passes ‘transformative’ Sign Language Bill – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)